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RHEL-08-020200 - RHEL 8 user account passwords must have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
Information
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If RHEL 8 does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that RHEL 8 passwords could be compromised.Solution
Configure RHEL 8 to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime.Add, or modify the following line in the "/etc/login.defs" file:
PASS_MAX_DAYS 60
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_8_V2R7_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG v2r7
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5(1)(d), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000199, CCI|CCI-004066, Rule-ID|SV-230366r1038967_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-08-020200, Vuln-ID|V-230366
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 692087e49f2c75ce231027a6d13283f6245b85a79c11c7754918218dfca0fc69